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Transcription of Vowels.
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Pollock, Karen E.; Berni, Mary C. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2001
This article addresses the special problems of transcribing vowels in the evaluation of speech samples. It reviews the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols and diacritics for transcribing vowels and discusses their importance in the transcription of disordered speech and dialect variation. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
Transcription of Suprasegmentals.
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Snow, David – Topics in Language Disorders, 2001
This article reviews conventions for transcribing suprasegmental features in spoken English. It proposes that symbols based on the International Phonetic Alphabet and its recent extensions be supplemented, in the area of intonation, by selected tonetic stress marks and examples of the autosegmental notation used in the Tone and Break Indices…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
Phonetic Transcription of Disordered Speech.
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Powell, Thomas W. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2001
This article reviews major approaches to the transcription of disordered speech using the International Alphabet (IPA). Application of selected symbols for transcribing non-English sounds is highlighted in clinical examples, as are commonly used diacritic symbols. Included is an overview of the IPA extensions for transcription of atypical speech,…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
The Elicitation of Vocal Responses from Preschool Children.
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Champley, Elizabeth Hyne; Andrews, Moya L. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1993
This article discusses the construction of tasks used to elicit vocal responses from preschool children with and without communication disorders. Procedures to elicit valid and reliable responses are proposed, and a sample assessment protocol is presented. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Evaluation Methods, Language Acquisition, Preschool Education
Transcribing the Speech of Young Children.
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Stoel-Gammon, Carol – Topics in Language Disorders, 2001
This article offers a framework for collecting and analyzing speech samples to evaluate the phonological skills of young children, or of older children with delayed speech. A protocol for phonetic transcription is provided along with a discussion of the use of diacritics. The special problems of transcribing "fuzzy speech" are addressed. (Contains…
Descriptors: Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Data Collection, Delayed Speech
How To Consider the Situation.
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Proctor, Adele – 1984
Suggestions are offered to practitioners on how to consider situational variables in the assessment and remediation of childhood language disorders. Eight sociolinguistic principles, derived from research on normally developing children, are presented. Among the principles are those which state that sociocultural patterns may vary as a function of…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Joining In: Children Observed. A Study of the Mainstreaming of Children with Educational Handicaps into Kindergartens and Playcentres. Studies in Education, No. 47.
McDonald, Geraldine – 1988
In this study an observation schedule was developed and used to compare activities and behavior of 77 New Zealand children with disabilities who had been mainstreamed into special groups within preschools and play centers and 77 non-disabled peers. The development of the schedule is described, results are given, and advice is offered to…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries